Member Introduction

Warren Cole received a B.S. from St. Thomas University (1971) and earned his J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center (1974). He practices family law litigation in both property and parent-child disputes and enjoys an active mediation and arbitration practice in Houston. He has served on both the Family Law Advisory Commission (past Chair) and the Family Law Exam Commission of the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and is a former Chair of the Family Law Section. He served as a Large Section Representative to the SBOT Board of Directors from 2006-2008 and was elected as a director to the Board where he will serve through 2008-2011. He is a frequent author and speaker on various family law topics, and written and presented over 100 papers on a local, state and national level. He is listed in "Best Lawyers in America" (2005-2010) and was named one of the "Top 100 Lawyers in Houston Region" by Texas Monthly magazine for 2003-2010 and one of the "Top 100 Lawyers in Texas” 2008-2009. Warren’s professional awards include the Judge Sam Emison Memorial Award, the Dan R. Price Memorial Award for outstanding contributions to the family lawyers of Texas, the “Standing Ovation Award” presented by SBOT PDP/CLE as Outstanding Volunteer for 2007 and, the David A. Gibson Memorial Award for professionalism and excellence in Family Law. Cole and his wife, Kathy, have three daughters, Amy, Abigail, and Elizabeth, and five grandchildren, Molly, Cate, Lucy, Claire and Jack.